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Saturday, June 9, 2012

2012 Summer Bucket List

It's not quite mid-June and we've already checked a few things off our summer bucket list. Ok, so our list is very informal in a sense that it's not written down (which I probably should do). Nor is it complete since we keep adding things to it.

So far here's what we have:

Visit the Life and Science Museum in Durham (while there, stop by the wonderful Scrap Exchange)

Play at the Marbles Kids Museum - we no longer have membership, so we'll only go a couple of times this summer. M still has a lot of fun there.

Go to the beach - after our most recent trip to Wrightsville Beach M wants to go every weekend. But I'm thinking 3-4 times this summer plus a couple of trips to the big lake nearby would be enough.

Go to Pick-Your-Own peaches and grapes farm

Go to Florida for a week - this is a much-anticipated and long-overdue trip for all of us

Visit Bronx Zoo and possibly Brooklyn Aquarium while in NY

Visit the Trash Museum in CT - it's a drive from where we'll be in NY, but how can we miss it?!

Planetarium (at least Morehead, but possibly also the one in Daytona Beach when we go to FL)

Participate in the summer program for the Junior First Lego League - it's done through our homeschooling group and the first meeting is on Monday. M is excited.

Catch a movie - we haven't been to movies in over a year. So I'm thinking either Raleighwood (I love the atmosphere and the seats are so comfortable) or a less expensive dollar movies option. Heck, why not do both?!

Go on long walks exploring the neighborhood and looking for treasures - today we went on a nature trail around a nearby lake. We saw 2 large owls, a rabbit, lots of birds and fireflies. Plus we found letters in the roots of the trees and even got to spell a secret word with them.

Make ice-cream

Camp out (even if it's just in the backyard)

Build a giant mud volcano

Make our own concrete stepping stone

Make a solar oven - last year we didn't succeed; we'll try again this year

Watch the transit of Venus and pretty much any celestial event we can - that's why I am now looking for a used telescope on Craigslist.